I have a CRT rebuilding station

[Steve McVoy]

Scotty has said that he plans to retire at some point, apparently in the not too distant future. I'd like to come up with a plan to be able to rebuild tubes when that happens.

He charges about $250 to rebuild tubes, and I assume that we wouldn't be able to rebuild them any cheaper. Today there are only a few tubes that collectors would pay that much for: 21 inch color tubes, 7DP4, 30BP4 and, of course the 15GP22. Good 3KP4s are going for close to $200, while good 7JP4s bring $100 or so. I would guess that it won't be too many years until these tubes will be worth $250. 10BP4s and 12K/LP4s are more common, but at some point the supply will dissapear.

So, I'd like to explore the possibility of rebuilding the 3KP4, 7JP4, 7DP4, 10BP4, 12K/LP4, 30BP4, as well as the 15G and 21 inch color tubes.

As I see it, the issues are: 1) Will the setup that Dreyfoos has do these tubes? 2) Who would learn the art, and who would produce the tubes once we learned how to do the, and 3) is it economically feasible, or would the tubes cost more to rebuild than they are worth to collecctors.

I'd like to hear comments and ideas.